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Trump's 'buy' tip before tariffs pause raises calls for insider trading probe

Shortly after markets opened, President Trump took to his Truth Social platform with a pair of upbeat posts. "BE COOL! Everything is going to work out well. The USA will be bigger and better than ever before!" he wrote, followed closely by a more direct appeal to investors: "THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT."

President Donald Trump urged Americans to "buy" before announcing a pause on tariffs.
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NEWS ANALYSIS

Congress at Patel chowk, will it take the revival turn?

With an AICC meeting in Gujarat after 64 years, the Congress is trying to make the state a laboratory for its revival. With symbolism and a resolution, the Congress is trying to reclaim the legacy of Sardar Patel, who has been co-opted by the BJP, and used against the Nehru-Gandhi family. Is the Congress's bid too little too late?

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India News

The vanishing daughters: 10 years of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao

For ten years, a campaign to save the girl child has occupied walls, been heard in slogans, and spoken as a promise. But behind the posters and promises lies a brutal truth—girls are still being erased before they are born, and those who survive often live in fear.

Part 1 of The Vanishing Daughters investigation reports looks at Haryana’s silent genocide.

The Big Picture

Pamban Bridge revives age-old dream, a direct train from Chennai to Colombo

An India-Sri Lanka direct rail or road link needs just a 25-km-long bridge. The Pamban Bridge, recently inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi, completes a crucial part of a direct train from Chennai to Colombo. Planned by the British, and brought to the drawing table time and again, an India-Lanka rail link would boost both ties and trade.

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Love

Why pre-marriage counselling needs to be non-negotiable in India

Neither men nor women today want to be coerced into an incompatible marriage or, if things go south, simply accept it as their fate. Things are changing, evolving for the better, which is why, now more than ever, pre-marriage counselling should be non-negotiable in India.

Think of pre-marriage counselling as getting a crash course in what you’re about to commit to
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